Sikh leaders across parties back actor Diljit Dosanjh against call to revoke citizenship

Chandigarh, 6/7: Amid a row over singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh’s film Sardaar Ji 3 featuring Pakistani actress Hania Aamir, Sikh leaders from across parties have come out in Dosanjh’s support terming calls to revoke his citizenship as unfair. Trade unions like the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) and the Federation of Western lndia Cine Employees…

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Two women dead and minor girl critical after wall collapses due to heavy rain in Nuapada village

Nuapada: As many as two women died while a small child is ciritcal after a wall collapsed in Lakhana village Nuapada district on Sunday. According to information, a tragic incident happened as the wall of a poultry farm collapsed due to heavy rains. A woman and her grandmother-in-law died while her daughter is critically injured….

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Cuttack: Hirakud opens 20 gates, floodwaters to reach Mundali barrage tomorrow late night

Cuttack: The Hirakud Dam in Odisha’s Sambalpur district today opened a total of 20 sluice gates and released season’s first floodwaters, which is expected to reach the Mundali barrage in Cuttack tomorrow late night. Cuttack Collector Dattatreya Bhausahe Shinde informed that the district administration has taken all possible measures to receive season’s first floodwaters from…

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Telangana pharma plant explosion: Death toll rises to 41, efforts on to trace nine missing people

Hyderabad, 6/7: The toll in the Sigachi Industries’ pharma plant explosion in Sangareddy district rose to 41 on Sunday after the death of a person who was undergoing treatment in a hospital, officials said. The person, who had suffered burns in the June 30 explosion, succumbed at a hospital on Sunday, a senior police official…

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SC administration writes to Centre, seeks removal of ex-CJI Chandrachud from official residence

New Delhi, 6/7: In a rare development, the Supreme Court administration has written a letter to the Union government seeking immediate direction for removal of former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud from his official residence, keeping in view the fact that he has stayed in the official residence beyond the permissible period. Ex…

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Officials from airlines, AAI, AERA & airport operators to face questions about Air India plane crash this week

New Delhi, 6/7: Senior officials dealing with civil aviation in the country will face questions from MPs this week about the June 12 plane crash involving Air India’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad, as they are summoned by two Parliamentary panels to the sector. Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha will appear before the Parliamentary…

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